Josh Harnet

Joshua Daniel Hartnett was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on the 21st July 1978. However, shortly after he was born, his birth mother moved to San Francisco, after divorcing his father. Josh has three younger siblings - Jake, Joe and Jessica. Josh Hartnett was an athletic kid, he liked to jog with his dad. He was also into Football and had typical teenage dreams of playing for the national team. His acting career actually started by accident. In high school, he played for school's football team and the varsity soccer team. However, he tore a ligament and was forced to stop playing. Instead of just idling around, his aunt suggested that he should try out in the school play and landed himself with the leading role of Huck Finn in the Tom Sawyer novel. Josh worked in a video store during his time in high school. He liked acting so much that he decided then that he wanted to be an actor. He told his dad and they watched old movies together. Josh didn't tell his friends his dream then.